[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Workshop Mumbai 2

[Aditya Sengupta]

Controversial perhaps- but I think it's pretty important they learn the
principles here.

I am aware of quite a few PR and SMM agencies that edit Wikipedia and they
are generally quite unaware about the principles- and end up being a bigger
burden than they would otherwise have been had they known the process ahead
of time.

I welcome this endeavour by P. and Moksh.

I have three suggestions for inclusion here, based on recent experiences:
copyrights/copyvio, notability; and some emphasis on verifiability.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 13:07, Pradeep Mohandas
<pradeep.mohandas at gmail.com>wrote:

> hi,
>
> The editing of Wikipedia by PR and social media agencies has been
> controversial. It might raise eyebrows that you're going to inform
> them how to edit Wikipedia. However, they will learn to edit even
> without Wikipedian help. I think it is better to engage than to shy
> away.
>
> Also, suggest that some or all of them who attend the Workshop be
> invited for the city meetups and even join the mailing lists.
>
> Pradeep
> User:.Prad2609
>
> Handheld
>
> On 03/01/2012, wheredevelsdare at hotmail.com <wheredevelsdare at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is to inform you that Moksh and I have been invited to conduct a
> > one hour workshop this Friday, 6 January 2012 at Text100, a PR firm (who
> > were media
> > partners at WCI 2011). This will be at their Mumbai office and will be
> > relayed live to all their offices across India and possibly other
> > countries as well.
> >
> >
> > We will be talking about the Wikipedia Philosophy/5 Pillars,
> > Reliable sources, editing tutorial and COI - what to avoid etc. Any
> > suggestions on other inclusions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Pradeep Mohandas
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